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Social Sharing
Ensemble: "Jailhouse Rock" dress (a) and gloves (b-c)
Fall/Winter 1989-1990
Not on view
During the Fall/Winter 1989–1990 season, Patrick Kelly presented Jailhouse Rock, a group of black-and-gray, prison-striped knits complete with inmate ID numbers. While contemporary observers bring criticism to bear on the prison-industrial complex, Kelly regarded Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” song, and the movie based on it, as entertainment.
- Designer
- Patrick Kelly
- Title
- Ensemble: "Jailhouse Rock" dress (a) and gloves (b-c)
- Date
- Fall/Winter 1989-1990
- Object Type
- Costume
- Medium
- wool knit
- Dimensions
- 91.4 cm (36 in.) center front; 43.2 cm (17 in.) bust; 95.9 cm (37 3/4 in.) center back length; 40.6 cm (16 in.) right sleeve; 149.9 cm (59 in.) attached stole
- Credit Line
- Gift of Elizabeth Goodrum in honor of Patrick Kelly
- Accession Number
- 2021.7.4a-c
